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South Asian Films To Watch In May 2016

Entertainment Apr 26, 2016

by Vallisa Chauhan

Here's our must-watch May films from Bollywood and beyond!

One Night Stand

Cast: Sunny Leone, Tanuj Virwani and Nyra Banerjee
Director: Jasmine Moses D'Souza
Release Date: May 6, 2016

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One Night Stand is an upcoming Bollywood thriller film starring none other then Sunny Leone. Up until now Leone has not played a dominant female character but she is about to change that. She pays tribute to today's super confident woman who is not afraid of expressing her needs or trapped by societal conditioning. The film is another erotic thriller but this time, Leone says, "I am excited to be a part of a film that touches upon gender equality. According to me, this is one of my best performances."

1920 London

Cast: Sharman Joshi and Meera Chopra
Director: Tinu Suresh Desai (Rustom)
Release Date: May 6, 2016

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1920 London is an upcoming Indian horror thriller and is the third installment in the successful franchise after 1920 and 1920: The Evil Returns. Shivangi (Meera Chopra) lives in London with her husband Veer Signh (Vishal Karwal). One day he receives a gift from Rajasthan and that's when strange things start to occur. Veer starts becoming ill and Shivangi thinks it has something to do with black magic and so she goes to Rajasthan in search of Jai (Sharman Joshi), an exorcist, and this is where the story begins.

Zorawar

Cast: Yo Yo Honey Singh, Gurbani Judge, Parul Gulati and Pawan Malhotra
Director: Vinnil Markan
Release Date: May 6, 2016

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Zorawar is an upcoming Punjabi film presenting an emotional journey of a young Indian soldier, Special Agent Zorawar Singh (Yo Yo Honey Singh), and his search for his long lost father who he thought was dead. He manages to trace him to Durban, South Africa and flies there to try and resolve the mystery.

Kaptaan

Cast: Gippy Grewal, Karishma Kotak and Rishaan Dutta
Director: Mandeep Kumar
Release Date: May 6, 2016

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Kaptaan is the latest film by non other then Bhangra star Gippy Grewal. The film revolves around a reluctant and loser lawyer who finds new meaning to his life and profession when he takes up an NGO case. The film is being produced by Tips Films and Kumar Taurani from Tips recently said, "We are supremely confident that Kaptaan will be the next big Punjabi blockbuster. Having delivered hits we know the pulse of the audience in Punjab and are very excited about Kaptaan."

Mah E Mir

Cast: Fahad Mustafa and Iman Ali
Director: Anjum Shahzad
Release Date: May 6, 2016

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Mah E Mir is an upcoming Pakistani biographical film based on the life famous poet Mir Taqi Mir played by Fahad Mustafa. The story follows the struggle of a contemporary poet and draws parallels with events in Mir's life.

Azhar

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Nargis Fakhri and Prachi Desai
Director: Tony D'Souza
Release Date: May 13, 2016

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This film is based on incidents revolving around 1990s former Indian cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin, who ended up becoming the country's most controversial sportsman. From setting world records that are yet to be broken to getting mixed up in the first ever match fixing scandal, this film traces Azhar's highs and lows.

Sarbjit

Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Randeep Hooda and Richa Chaddha
Director: Omung Kumar (Black, Saawariya, Mary Kom)
Release Date: May 20, 2016

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Sarbjit is based on the life of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh (played by Beeba Boys' Randeep Hooda). Singh was an Indian national who was tried and convicted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a series of bomb attacks in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed 14 civilians in 1990. After a hasty trial he was sentenced to death however this was postponed and while being held in prison Sarabjit was beaten by inmates and died six days later in hospital. Hooda's remarkable physical transformation has already garnered critical acclaim.

Waiting

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Kalki Koechlin, Arjun Mathur and Rajat Kapoor
Director: Anu Menon (London, Paris, New York)
Release Date: May 27, 2016

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This film is about the special relationship between two people from different walks of life who befriend each other in a hospital, while nursing their spouses in coma. The story delves into the themes of coping with grief and at the same time discovering hope. It was meant to be a representative of urban India and its ethos. The film premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival 2015 and was very well received by critics.

Raman Raghav 2.0

Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal
Director: Anurag Kashyap (Bombay Velvet, Black Friday, Ugly)
Release Date: May 27, 2016

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This thriller is based on the notorious serial killer Raman Raghav (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) who operated in the outskirts of Mumbai during 1965 and 1966. As many as 19 people were attacked with nine fatally wounded. A homeless man named Raman Raghav was arrested for these murders.

Phobia

Cast: Radhika Apte
Director: Pawan Kripalani (Ragini MMS 2, Darr @ The Mall)
Release Date: May 27, 2016

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Mehak is a free spirited artist who has her life turned upside down when she accidently falls asleep in a taxi one night. The driver decides to take advantage of the situation and although she manages to physically escape that night she is mentally still in the taxi. Four months after the situation Mehak has developed agoraphobia which prevents her from leaving her house. The only problem is that while at first Mehak feels safe in her apartment one night things start to change and she realises that she is not alone in her apartment. Mehak now faces the trouble of not feeling safe inside or out and her mental state starts to go downhill.

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Vallisa Chauhan

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Vallisa Chauhan (@vallisachauhan) presents the Flagship breakfast show on Lyca Radio 1458. She has scripted and produced a full feature film called "Those 4 Walls" and is currently working on other projects. She loves travel and movies and tries to fit in both as much as she can.

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South Asian Films To Watch In May 2016

by Vallisa Chauhan

Here's our must-watch May films from Bollywood and beyond!

Vallisa Chauhan

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